The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang plans to store fresh water for irrigating its paddy fields since marine tides coming inland increase the salt content in many rivers and canals to more than two parts per thousand, which will affect 25,000 hectares of spring-summer and summer-autumn rice crops.

Lawmakers underlined the need to ensure human rights for those under temporary detention or arrest at a debate on the draft law on temporary detention and arrest on February 27, the last working day of the 35 th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The building, operation and transfer project of a 51 kilometre modern highway in the Mekong Delta, the first of its kind in the region, was re-started last week after more than five years facing an impasse.